Water trader.
At some point, Lin Yue discovered that besides being called "Master Lin Yue," he had gained another fixed nickname in the group chat.
Good god, I just request some materials, when did I turn into a merchant?
Browsing through the group chat for special treasure chests, Lin Yue kept noticing this label added before his name.
I'm the merchant? What does that make people who demand 20 iron blocks for just 15 milliliters?
Anyway, it's no big deal.
Merchant? I'll show you what a real merchant is later.
Thinking this, Lin Yue looked at the inventory.
Small Soilless Cultivation Kit... I've had no time to deal with this thing yet.
Just as he was about to open it, a notice popped up.
Small Soilless Cultivation Kit.
Area: 50㎡.
Components: Leek seeds, nutrient solution, spiral tube, sponge.
Description: Special item, drastically reduces crop growth time, requires a large water supply.
Lin Yue's eyes widened.
What? Occupies 50 square meters?
His shelter is just 40 square meters total, is this a joke?
No wonder Zheng Jing was in such a rush to sell it, directly slashed the price heavily.
Even ended up halving the sale price.
Lesson learned, experience gained.
Lin Yue knew that this thing could only occupy an inventory slot for now, unless he could upgrade the shelter to a bigger area immediately.
That said, is there a blueprint for expanding the shelter?
Lin Yue searched around.
Nothing.
Only blueprints for this tool or that tool, along with some utterly useless stuff like sickles or wooden sticks.
Seems there's really nothing special.
This situation won't do.
For now, the soilless cultivation kit can only be stored away.
Checked the materials tab, wood, stone, iron block.
Shouldn't there be more than just these few materials?
Gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum, there was the so-called "Copper Treasure Chest" before, so might there be copper?
Searched through the group chat and auction market.
Sure enough, there was!
However, the yield seemed extremely low, existing only in a few people's chat logs, though they were listed in the market, no one was buying.
Ultimately, Lin Yue thought it might be due to the lack of a corresponding blueprint.
After all, almost everyone currently had designs for hay, wood, stone, and iron block.
Indeed, this was a blind spot.
Lin Yue pondered for a bit and searched for more keywords.
In the end, he found coal, aluminum, and asbestos.
Looks like up until now, this world has only revealed the most basic things to people.
Maybe later on, there might be considerable changes.
For now, there's no wood, only 6 stones, but iron blocks are abundant, with 43 units.
Lin Yue decided, just like last time, to trade extensively in the market for materials.
This time, to ensure not too many people die of thirst, he put up a massive amount of water for trade!
[Seller: Lin Yue]
[Auction Item: 50 milliliters of pure water X100]
[Required: Stone, copper ingot, blueprints, or others]
[Seller's remark: 100 portions, limited to one bid per person, highest bidder wins.]
After listing it, Lin Yue closed the game panel.
Looking at this stuff was incredibly time-consuming, practically accomplishing nothing all morning.
Time is precious.
Lin Yue picked up a small wooden shield with his left hand and an iron spear with his right, opening the stone door.
The intense sunlight brought a wave of high temperature, causing him to frown.
This weather is so peculiar.
However, a light breeze sweeping across the desert somewhat dispersed the hot air.
He checked the spot where he had shallowly buried the mutant sheep's bones and organs yesterday, finding it was a complete mess.
The shallow ditch looked as if some animal had dug it up, with strange claw marks everywhere, and the bones and organs naturally nowhere to be seen.
All that remained were bugs with a pure silver exterior, about twice the size of his fist, crawling around.
Lin Yue grabbed the iron spear and expertly pierced them one by one.
Seven treasure chests popped out.
Nice.
He headed to the spot where he buried the giant locust on the first day, and sure enough, there were insects crawling there too.
Looks like these insects play the role of decomposers in this world...
Lin Yue didn't hold back and sent them on their way.
Being merciful to enemies is being cruel to oneself.
Who knows when these things might crawl into the shelter and cripple him?
After a thorough search confirming no threats, Lin Yue returned inside and took out the shovel.
He dug a pit similar to that day and put a 30-centimeter iron pot on top, grabbing hay scattered all over the desert and lighting it with matches.
Added water, waited for it to boil, and made instant noodles.
During this time, he jogged to the woods, casually picked two branches, and used an iron ax to chop them into chopstick shapes—more or less resembling chopsticks.
However...
[You have obtained the Wooden Chopstick Blueprint]
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Still, after making them into chopsticks, Lin Yue couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Never mind it.
Sipping the noodles soaked in rich broth, Lin Yue kept his eyes cautious and attentive, scanning the surroundings.
The environment certainly trains people.
On original Earth, he didn't have this habit.
After finishing the noodles, he stored the tools in the inventory and headed straight to the woods, chopping out 20 units of wood.
Having become familiar over two days, he could now use the most effortless method to extract more units of wood.
Woodquarry is the only material Lin Yue can obtain, but it's useful in many places, well-prepared.
After finishing this, Lin Yue drank some water, rested briefly, and grabbed the iron spear, holding the small round shield to patrol around the shelter.
Hunting mutant creatures, or rather, bullying small mutant creatures like tiny lizards, locusts, ants, or the like.
As for giant locusts and mutant sheep, Lin Yue currently lacked absolute confidence to instantly determine the outcome upon encountering them.
He's not one of those group chat masters who take on dozens of mutant creatures right off the bat; knowing one's limits is crucial.
However, having gained some combat experience and dealt with five small lizards, he decided to venture slightly farther today.
If encountered by some overwhelming mutant creature, he planned to sprint back to the shelter immediately.
Climbing onto the roof using a ladder, he surveyed around and chose a direction with fewer moving black dots.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Yue decided to embark on a small adventure today.
Wandering around the doorstep provides too few resources and gets restricted by various factors, hindering development.
Who knows how long this water can be sold?
By the way...
Isn't there supposed to be a disaster alert today?
Lin Yue opened the announcement.
Five hours until it's revealed.
Let's return to the shelter by then!